Gosbert Surname

56,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gosbert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,9941:5,886769
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gosbert (2,800) may also be a first name.

Gosbert Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gosbert Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gosbert occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosbert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gosbert is the 56,368th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 809,907 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gosbert live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gosbert is also the 137,859th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 2,800 people.

The last name Gosbert is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8,994 people, or 1 in 5,886. In Tanzania Gosbert is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 74 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 7 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 0 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosberth93567/
Godsbert931/
Gobert9213,182/
Osbert92166/
Gosber920/
Goubert863,482/
Gesbert861,552/
Ghobert8652/
Goibert8630/
Gosbart8614/
Goobert8610/
Gusbert867/
Goberte865/
Osberth864/
Gobiert861/
Hosbert861/
Gobertt861/
Goberts861/
Gotbert861/
Gobeart861/
Goosber860/
Gober837,337/
Giesbert80312/
Gottbert806/
Gosbarth801/
Ghoubert801/
Gobheirt800/
Gabert773,224/
Goober772,726/
Govert77514/
Gouber77177/
Asbert77164/
Gasber77151/
Gobier7775/
Gobere7752/
Gábert7715/
Ghober779/
Goiber775/
Gobeer772/
Gohber771/
Goberė771/
Osberd771/
Ngober771/
Ghouberte756/
Gaubert719,573/
Goubier71576/
Gompert71238/
Gouvert71101/
Goibier7184/
Goovert7118/
Gobeire7117/
Goibere7111/
Goubeir7110/
Gaberte719/
Gottber717/
Goveart715/
Ngabert714/
Hasbert714/
Ausbert712/
Osberdz712/
Gasbart712/
Gaberts711/
Gabiert711/
Ashbert711/
Gasbier711/
Goubere711/
Gabertz711/
Guggisbert711/
Gabhert710/
Gabeart710/
Gobheir710/
Gaber67156,165/
Gover675,084/
Gobir67914/
Góber6780/
Gáber6765/
Gompertt6718/
Goberova6710/
Gaubeart6710/
Gasberre673/
Gauberth671/
Goberová671/
Gouveart671/
Goubeyre671/
Gottberd671/
Gabheart671/
Hochbert671/
Gootbear670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gosbert
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